Accident Summary:
THE INSTRUCTOR HAD COMPLETED ONE PREVIOUS AUTOROTATION TO THE VICINITY OF PANEL #4 DURING THE 30 MINUTE ELAPSED FLIGHT AND THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TERMINATING A SECOND AUTOROTATION. PHU LOI AAF IS DIVIDED INTO ROTARY WING AND FIXED WING LANDING FACILITIES. ALTHOUGH THE PSP PANELS ARE NUMBERED 1 THROUGH 4, THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE USED AS A POINT OF LANDING. THEY DESIGNATE SEPARATE AIRCRAFT USE AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE ACTIVE AIRSTRIP. THE TERRAIN IN THE PANEL #4 AREA IS A LATERITE BASE WITH AREAS OF LOOSE DIRT AND GRASS IMMEEDIATELY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE PANEL. THE INITIAL POINT OF TOUCH DOWN WAS IN THIS AREA, WHICH COULD INDUCE A RIGHT TURN DURING A GROUND RUN. PANEL #4 IS DESIGNATED AS A ROTARY WING TRAINING AREA AS SHOWN IN DIAGRAM. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT OF AND SHORT OF PANEL #4, LANDING RUNWAY 13. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ENTERED THE AUTOROTATION AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS DURING THE GROUND RUN. IT WAS NOT APPARENT TO EITHER PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD CONTACT THE PANEL UNTIL THE RIGHT FRONT SKID SHOE CAUGHT THE PSP PANEL. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS GROUND RUN, ITS FORWARD SPEED DIMINISHED AS IT APPROACED THE PANEL, ATTRIBUTING TO THE RELATIVE SLOWNESS OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER TURNING 120 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT. AS THE SKID ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED, THE AIRCRAFT FELL ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AND THE 45 DEGGEE STABILIZER HIT THE GROUND, CREASING THE TAIL BOOM.\\
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16240
The Army purchased this helicopter 0868
Total flight hours at this point: 00001136
Date: 08/28/71
Incident number: 710828101ACD Accident case number: 710828101 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/7/17 CAV
The station for this helicopter was Camp Holloway in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 1
costing 170021
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 BUCKLEW DENNIS KIA
OB E5 COOKSEY S
Passengers:
O3 CR HARTLEY, LCO, G;
Accident Summary:
^WO1 BUCKLEW^ DEPARTED HOLLOWAY ARMY AIRFIELD AT 1815 HOURS 28 AUGUST 1971 IN A FLIGHT OF THREE, TWO OH-6'S AND ONE AH-1G, HE WAS THE WINGMAN FOR THE LEAD OH-6A. THEIR MISSION WAS TO PERFORM A LAST LIGHT VISUAL RECONNAISSANCE FOR THE DEFENSE OF CAMP HOLLOWAY IN A PERIOD OF INCREASING ENEMY ACTIVITY. AFTER ARRIVING IN THE AREA OF OPERATIONS THE OH-6A'S DROPPED LOW-LEVEL TO BEGIN THEIR RECON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MINUTES OF ACTUAL RECONNAISSANCE, ^WO1 BUCKLEW'S^ AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE, WENT OUT OF CONTROL, AND CRASHED IN THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1845 HOURS.\\
This record was last updated on 09/20/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16240
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0868.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6808 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6809 6 6 WA2AT0 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6810 93 99 WA2AT0 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6811 104 203 WA2AAA 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6812 126 329 WA2AAA 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6901 155 484 WA2AAA 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6902 103 587 WA2AAA 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6903 0 587 WA2AT0 2 BN 32 ART VIETNAM RVN 6904 0 587 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6905 0 587 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 6906 0 587 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6907 0 587 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6908 0 587 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6909 0 587 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD AVCOM 6910 0 587 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 6911 0 587 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 6912 0 587 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 7001 0 587 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 7002 0 587 W0ZGAA HUGHES ACFT BAILMENT CULVER CITY AVCOM 7003 0 587 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 0 587 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 111 698 WADPD0 D TRP 211 CAV VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 0 698 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7012 3 701 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7101 50 751 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7102 68 819 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7103 45 864 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7104 61 925 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7105 63 988 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7106 53 1041 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7107 49 1090 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN 7108 46 1136 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP VIETNAM RVN
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